The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

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killing him almost instantly.
The Seneca Free Press says: Our citizens
will be glad to know that Mr.. o. q. P.
FAINT and family will move to Seneca in
few weeks and make this their permanent
home. Mr.. FAINT purchased the Stanton
residence at the sale last week, and will
have one of the prettiest places in Seneca
in which to spend his declining years.
The proper way to send money by mail
is by a postal note, money order or a reg
istered letter. Sent in any other way it is
almost certain that it will be stolen, the
letter containing 1t destroyed and no trace
of it ever found. The postal service is
not responsible for these losses, and stead.
lily endeavors to discourage sending money
in ordinary letters.
Thanksgiving Day passed off very
pleasantly in Anderson. All business was
suspended. The weather was all that
could be desired. Services were held in
the Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches.
Nearly every boy and man, who could get
gun, went hunting, and the rabbits,
squirrels and birds Jared badly. Turkey
dinners were INDUCED in by many fami-
lies.
Christmas is only few weeks off. It
comes on Sunday this year. The society
folks are planning sociables, dances, etc.
The merchants are counting prospective
profits and the heads of families prospect.
ing losses. The little folks are naming
over presents they wish from Santa Claus,
and the "boys" are planning more devil
ment and expecting to have more fun
than ever.
Last Thursday morning about $50
o'clock the carriage house of Mr.. E. A.
Bell, who resides short distance beyond
the city limits, on the Pendleton road,
was destroyed by fire, the cause Of which
is unknown. The loss amounts to about
5000, which is partly covered by insurance.
The fire bell sounded the alarm, and the
Fire Department turned out promptly,
but it was soon learned that the fire was
outside of the city.
The Nevs and Courier is to give away
many valuable presents to subscribers.
Their cash value represents $1,000. The
drawing will take place the 4th of Janua-
ry next. The Weekly Ne0s and Courier is
$3.50 year, and all subscribers to this
will have chance at the presents. the
most valuable of which is S4cO upright
piano. Now is the time to subscribe, for
you will certainly get the value of your
if you get no prize. Address,
"News and Courier" Charleston, S. G.
Mr.. E. R. Burgess, of Williamson,
called in to see US Tuesday and subscribed
for the INTELL1aENoER. Heinformed us
that few days ago he slaughtered a pig,
which was only eight and a half months
old, that weighed 3o4 pounds. This ia,
we believe, the largest pig for its age we
have ever heard of. Mr.. Burgess thinks
if he had kept it until it was twelve
months old it would have weighed nearly
500 pounds. The pig was of mixed
breed, the Berkshire, Poland China and
Jersey Red being about equally repre-
sented in it.
On Tuesday afternoon as the train on
the Savannah Valley Road was coming in
the city an old negro woman came near
being killed on the trestle near Mt. Tabor
cemetery. She and another woman were
walking down the track and had just
started across the trestle when the train
came in sight. They concluded that they
could reach the other end before the train
would arrive at the trestle. The younger
woman succeeded in doings so. The old wo-
man, however, was too slow, and seeing
that the train was going to catch her, she
jumped off of the trestle in order to save
her life. Where she umped the trestle is
not very high, but in jumping she struck
some of the timbers and was painfully
hurt.
On Wednesday morning, about 1 a. m.,
Mr.. J. F. MCGOWAN went into the Post
Office to post some letters, when he dis
covered that something was burning On
the inside. He gave the alarm, and in a
short time the fremen were on hand.
Mr.. E. P. Welch, Postofice Clerk, who
rooms on the Square, was among the first
to hear the alarm and reach the building.
he went in and with two buckets of
water extinguished the fire, which had
burned through the floor near the west
wall. A few more minutes and the BUILD
ing would have probably been destroyed.
The fire originated from box of ashes,
which had been taken from the stove the
preceding morning and unintentionally
left sitting on the floor. The damage is
slight.
The city authorities are now ready to
sell lots in Silver Brook Cemetery, and
by reference to an advertisement in an
other column it will be seen that the sale
will begin on Monday, 18th inst, on which
day all our citizens are invited to visit
the cemetery and meet the Council there.
The lots will not be auctioned off, but
each lot, so far as the grounds have been
laid off, will have its price conspicuously
posted on it, and every citizen may take
his choice. OF course, some of the lots are
more desirable than others, and the
price, therefore, will vary somewhat.
Every person who desires a choice lot
should, therefore, be present on the 18th
inst. A public cemetery has long been
demanded by our people, and now that
our city fathers have supplied that de-
mand, We think 1t the duty of every citi-
zen to invest in q lot at once, and not put
it off until some member of their family
dies. The Council desire to continue to
improve the cemetery, and every dollar
invested by our people in lots will be
spent on the grounds. The location is
certainly most beautiful one, and if a
large number of lots are sold at once, the
money derived therefrom will enable the
Council to soon make it one of the pref
tiest cemeteries to be found in the State.
Alderman MCGEE, who is Chairman of the
Cemetery Committee, has plat of the